## Create employer

`client.employers.create(EmployerCreateParamsbody, RequestOptionsoptions?): EmployerResponse`

**post** `/v1/employers`

Creates a new employer for the authenticated organization. Requires employer name, legal name, EIN, email, and address information. Returns the created employer with its assigned ID.

### Parameters

- `body: EmployerCreateParams`

  - `address: Address`

    Employer address

    - `address_line_1: string`

      Primary street address

    - `city: string`

      City name

    - `state: string`

      Two-letter state code

    - `zipcode: string`

      ZIP code

    - `address_line_2?: string | null`

      Secondary street address

  - `ein: string`

    Employer Identification Number (format: XX-XXXXXXX)

  - `email: string`

    Email address for billing and communications

  - `legal_name: string`

    Legal business name

  - `name: string`

    Employer display name

  - `phone_number?: string | null`

    Employer phone number (10-digit US format, e.g. 5551234567)

  - `reference_id?: string | null`

    External reference ID for this employer

### Returns

- `EmployerResponse`

  Response containing a single employer resource.

  - `data: Employer`

    Serializer for Employer entity in public API responses.

    - `id: string`

      Unique employer identifier with 'empr_' prefix

    - `active: boolean`

      Whether the employer is currently active in the system

    - `address: Address`

      Nested address within EmployerSerializer.

      - `address_line_1: string`

        Primary street address

      - `city: string`

        City name

      - `state: string`

        Two-letter state code (e.g., CA, NY)

      - `zipcode: string`

        ZIP code (5 or 9 digit)

      - `address_line_2?: string | null`

        Secondary street address (apt, suite, etc.)

    - `created_at: string`

      Timestamp when the employer was created

    - `ein: string | null`

      Employer Identification Number (masked in responses)

    - `eligibility_policy_id: string | null`

      ID of the benefit eligibility policy (epol_*), if assigned

    - `legal_name: string`

      Legal business name for compliance and tax purposes

    - `name: string`

      Display name of the employer

    - `organization_id: string | null`

      ID of the parent organization (org_*)

    - `updated_at: string`

      Timestamp when the employer was last updated

    - `email?: string | null`

      Email address for billing and communications

    - `phone_number?: string | null`

      Employer phone number (E.164 format recommended)

    - `reference_id?: string | null`

      Partner-assigned reference ID for the employer

### Example

```typescript
import VitableConnect from '@vitable-inc/vitable-connect';

const client = new VitableConnect({
  apiKey: process.env['VITABLE_CONNECT_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const employerResponse = await client.employers.create({
  address: {
    address_line_1: '789 Business Blvd',
    address_line_2: 'Floor 5',
    city: 'Seattle',
    state: 'WA',
    zipcode: '98101',
  },
  ein: '12-3456789',
  email: 'hr@newco.com',
  legal_name: 'NewCo Industries LLC',
  name: 'NewCo Industries',
  phone_number: '2065550100',
  reference_id: 'partner-emp-001',
});

console.log(employerResponse.data);
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "empr_new123abc",
    "organization_id": "org_xyz789",
    "name": "NewCo Industries",
    "legal_name": "NewCo Industries LLC",
    "ein": "XX-XXX6789",
    "reference_id": null,
    "email": "hr@newco.com",
    "phone_number": "2065550100",
    "active": true,
    "address": {
      "address_line_1": "789 Business Blvd",
      "address_line_2": "Floor 5",
      "city": "Seattle",
      "state": "WA",
      "zipcode": "98101"
    },
    "eligibility_policy_id": null,
    "created_at": "2024-11-26T10:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-11-26T10:00:00Z"
  }
}
```